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2009réf. Q-0871162733Kalmbach Books 2009-04-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Kalmbach Books paperback
1993Oblong 4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, comb-bound as issued, a near fine copy. VERY SCARCE.
19468vo., First Edition, with 4 coloured plates, numerous monochrome plates and several illustrations and diagrams in the text; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The best of the Big Four WWII histories. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
réf. 0265575745.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 0266999379.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 026659946X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 0265611083.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
19902 Hour VHS videotape in case. "North America's newest mountain railway was opened in 1984 in British Columbia's western central interior. BC Rail's 50,000 vold electrified Tumbler subdivision starts at Wakely junction at mile 537 on the Chetwynd subdivision. The line travels northeast 82 miles to Quintette mine through some of the most rugged and remote territory where rails have ever been laid." - from cover. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Undated. Circa 1990? Book
198550 pages. Oblong 8.5 x 11". Printed upon glossy stock. Map. Generously illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos of locomotives and bridges on almost every page, accompanied by very informative text. Several photos of contemporary construction projects. "Intended to give a general view of all the major features of this section of the CPR." - Introduction. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this excellent reference. Book
2000140 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with maps and black and white reproductions of wonderful archival photos. "Presents a wonderful album of railroading in a coastal area of British Columbia. From 1895 to 1955 logging camps, mines and quarries all used railways and they were fascinating ones. Narrow gauge and standard gauge operations employed a delightful range of vintage locomotives and specialized equipment. They left a lasting legacy in the Powell River area and on nearby Texada Island. This is their enduring and intriguing story illustrated with over a hundred vintage photographs." - back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A nice copy. Book
1985144 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous high-quality reproductions of archival black and white photos. "Born from the amalgamation of a series of small lines in mid-Wales, the Cambrian Railway holds a special place in the affection of railway enthusiasts. In this volume the author recalls a lifetime of personal observation of the company's lines and presents a unique view of the running practices, changes during Great Western days and the staff who worked on the line. The company's routes, including those from Oswestry to Machynlleth and Aberystwyth along the Welsh Coast line to Pwllheli, are recalled from both the lineside and footplate, to create an evocative reminder of the Cambrian system." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings neatly upon front free endpaper otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. An excellent copy. Book
198326 pages. Oblong 8.5 x 11". Printed upon glossy stock. Maps. Generously illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos of locomotives and the S.S. Canora car ferry, accompanied by very informative text. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this excellent reference. Book
192516 pages. Illustrated in colour. Oblong 11" x 8.5". Undated but appears to be circa 1925. Samples of contents: By east coast route to the north; The L.N.E.R. "Flying Scotsman" leaves Kings Cross; The L.M.S. express in the lake district of Westmorland; etc. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this nostalgic work. Book
1987394 pages. Footnotes, bibliography and index. Many great black and white photographic plates. "The epic northern adventure of the men who rushed for gold, the workers who toiled in winter storms and thawing muck carving the grade and laying rail, and the ingenious characters who dreamed, schemed, promoted, and finally built the White Pass and Yukon Railway." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this informative work. Book
194950 pages. Features and Articles: Donald Gordon Succeeds R.C. Vaughan - becomes Chairman and President Jan. 1 when Mr. Vaughan retires after 51 years of railway service; Governor-General's first visit to Newfoundland - seven black and white photos; Photos of the Lakehead, Churchill and Vancouver grain terminals; Emerson College Thesbians use C.N.S.S. flagship in preparing for "The Parlor Story"; Canada Builds to Endure - on inspection trip, President finds west busy and confident; Ticket Agents See What They Sell - Annual Sales Meeting in Seattle; This Switchman has to Think Fast - Cliff McCamon works for the C.N.R. in Saskatoon; Photo of the "Train of Tomorrow"; Moncton's Diamond Jubilee; System News - staff changes; and more. Five-inch opening at top end of cover fold, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
1976Features: Mixed Thoughts on a Mixed Train, with map of Dominion Atlantic Railway, Truro Sub.; A Turntable for Wakefield, Quebec (to accommodate Number 1057); Referred to the Committee - back when the distance between the rails was very important; Chart of the Gauges of some of Canada's early railways; Determination and Hard Work - the story of the Strathcona Museum in Strathclair, Manitoba; Waybills; Please note: a 2" wide band has been stripped from front cover, probably by tape removal. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
1989Features: Telegraph Cove - The Settlement that Time Forgot; Bonanza; The Treasure of the SS Pacific; The Kaslo & Slocan Railway. Clean, bright and unmarked. Book
194924 pages (pages 48-72). Contents: Your Washington Reporter; A Challenge to Foes of Organized Labour - President William Green outlines Labor's Objective for World Freedom; An American Labour Leader Abroad - Victor J. Sjaholm of O.R.C. is now in Sweden as adviser to Marshall Plan Unit - he provides a colorful account of experiences; Can German Labour Unite Humanity?, by Tom Gillespie, Labor Correspondent in Europe; Marshall Plan Working in Norway; Leslie Biffle; All our Lodges should affiliate with state federations of labor and city central bodies, by A.J. Bernhardt, Assistant General President; Updates from Robert Hewitt, Charles Burchfield, Henri Vaillancourt and J.T. Powell; News from various lodges; When can you retire under teh Railroad Retirement Act?. Address label on front cover. Five-inch opening to fore-edge of back cover which features a wonderful OshKosh B'gosh work wear ad on the outside and a masculine Lee work clothes ad on the inside. Both ads feature engineers. Book
1972Features: Clean and unmarked with light wear. The life story of Finlay Booth; I think Earp took Johnny Ringo; Sanders of Turkey Creek; Secret Coves and Lost Worlds; A Mighty Good Railroad Town; McGonagill Pays Off; Black Robes and Circuit Riders; Hell! Dodge City ain't in the the United States!; Tom Fuller for Breakfast and three to a bed; Eleven limbs for eleven killers; and more. Nice copy. Magazine
1971Features: Chasing the greatest Bandido of all, Pancho Villa; Oats and green pastures for the rest of your life - outrunning the Indians; The impossible treasures of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma; Railroad towns were tough - Piedmont,Wyoming; The Test - a trader's first confrontation with the Indians; Gambling in early day Montana; Train ticket west; Ride easy kid, the road's rough - sage advice from a man who should know; Prison Delivery - Emmett Dalton - complete pamphlet in this issue, plus related story The Penal Press and 'The Clock'; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Magazine
1976Features: Belling the Lead Steer; A Color-Blind Island; Kidnapped!; The Battle of the Mining Camps; J.B. Okie of Lost Cabin; Bear Island's Mysterious Gold; The Chinese Woman of the Nineties; A Downright Crooked Railroad; Little Bighorn Monument; A Lively Week at Tubac; Cattle Trails of the Old West; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
1969Features: From the U.K. to the U.S., the 4472; First Generation East - what yesterday was novelty now has become nostalgia - great black and white photos; Those people made a good locomotive - Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing - an unremarked chapter in dieseldom; Wayfarers of Waycross - first- and second-generation units, demos, secondhanders, experimenters, visitors, boomers - they all came to the cross-roads of the Coast Line. Average wear. Unmarked. Small white sticker on back cover. Book
1969Features: Ben W. Heineman; The great Tug-of-War - pushing match at Kent, Washington on 22 February, 1920 between a GE 261-ton bipolar No. 10254 vs. a 278 ton 2-6-6-2 Mallet No. 9520; Classics under catenary (and beside third rail) - from the power in the trolley to the motors fed, electrification has had a common theme - nonstandardization - B&O No. 1 was first, Central's tinplate prototype, New Haven's A.C./D.C. box-cab motors, Norfolk & Western's side-rod box-cabs, Milwaukee's bipolar gearless motors, The Classic GG1, Great Northern Had the Biggest; Muskingum's prototype for the future; The when and if of wires; Those Russian Electrics; The Mystique of Electrification - when we regarded electric traction as noncontagious - hence safe; First Generation M.U. Average wear. Unmarked. Small white sticker on back cover. Book
1955Features: Always look back - a portfolio of steam today - smoke over the prairies; 15,806 feet up... switchbacks to the sky! - Central Railway of Peru; Railroad news photos; Miss 2,000,000 miles - after over 800 trips between New York and Miami Seaboard's favorite blonde stille finds trains an adventure; The Power of Pickering - high in the Sierra Nevada hurried exhaust tells of a logging operation which has not exchanged the rubber tire for steam and gears; Steam rules the New York & Long Branch; Toledo, Peoria & Western adds a booster unit; and more. Small date stamp upon front cover else unmarked with average wear. Sound copy. Book
1977Features: Lima's Last Narrow-Gauge Shay Lives!; Colour photo of T-1 4-8-4 No. 2101 dressed up in Chessie Colours; Many photos; Virginia's natural tunnel - carved by Stone Creek; Trains for Tomorrow - 1 - railroading is not philantropy or a Lionel set or mere exercise; Bob Hale's Favorite Railroad Photos - in colour and black and white; Life for a junior foreman in a secondary engine terminal in the last days of steam on the Canadian Pacific; photo of the train that hit Washington in 1953; Instant news coverage of a wreck on the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad (W&LE) in 1904; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
